Dec

Nuclear Power Plant

UAE Licenses Second Unit of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant

Barakah's Unit 1 was connected to the national power grid in August and in December reached 100% of reactor power capacity during testing

Energy Investment

Wells Fargo to Deploy $500bn in Sustainable Financing by 2030

Wells Fargo has announced plans to invest $500bn in sustainable financing by 2030 to support the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Nuclear Power Plant

Bill Gates's Next-Gen Nuclear Plant Packs in Grid-Scale Energy Storage

Wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, wave energy ... Renewable sources are a crucial pillar of any plan to decarbonize the world's energy generation industries and e…

Video: Arab Expert Shares Observations on China's Two Sessions

​"Any decision China makes, any transformation or change in the Chinese economy will affect the economy of the whole world, including those of the Arab countri…

Paris Climate Agreement

India on Track to Achieve Paris Agreement Targets Before 2030 Deadline, Modi Says

Opec+ decision to continue with output cuts will hurt consumers, according to India’s oil minister

Gas turbine engine

Decentralised INNIO Gas Engines Help Stabilise Europe’s Power Grid

In a recent announcement, INNIO Jenbacher revealed their part in preventing a blackout on the European grid on 8 January 2021.

LNG

Australia’s January LPG Exports Rise by 45pc on Year

Australia's January LPG exports of more than 244,000t rose by 44.7pc from a year earlier but were around 14pc below December shipments, with the year-on-year ri…

Market Analysis

NEA Assesses the Cause and Impact of Fukushima Accident

He added that the area covered by the evacuation order had been decreased to one-fifth of the original area.

Microgrid

Blockchain Meets Renewables for South African Microgrid Project

UK headquartered blockchain platform developer Cenfura is partnering with renewable solution provider DNA Global Energy on microgrid development.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Number of Germany's Electric Vehicle Charge Points Rise 10% Since December

The number of charging points for electric vehicles in Germany has increased by more than 10% in the past three months to reach 39,538, energy industry associat…

Electricity Transmission

World's 1st 660 KV Transmission System Sends Around 300-billion kilovolt Electricity in Decade

The world's first 660 kilovolt high-voltage direct current transmission line has transmitted around 300-billion kilovolt electricity from northwest China to eas…

Carbon Emissions

API Expected To Endorse Carbon Pricing

The American Petroleum Institute is set to unveil a declaration in which it endorses carbon pricing as a means of achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement on …

Crude Oil

OPEC+ Decision To Raise Output Could Keep U.S. Gasoline Under $3

Rallying oil prices in recent weeks have intensified speculation that this week the OPEC+ group will decide to put more oil on the market as of April to prevent…

Net Zero Emission

British Insurer Aviva Sets Out Net Zero 2040 Climate Strategy

ollowing the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, many countries and companies are aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050, to limit global warming to 1…

Energy Transition

Pacific Island Nations Reinforce Energy Transition Goals Ahead of COP26

Pacific Island governments have reinforced their commitment to energy transition action and strengthened sustainable energy goals within updated nationally dete…